Eighteenth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 16:04:00 +0200)

Voice stations

South Korean voice stations

Following the Korean report in N&O 16, I received a massive schedule of the South Korean stations from Toru Yamashita and Igor Buhtiyarov. Thanks a million guys!

Callsigns

The South Korean agents/recipients have a numerical or geographical id, e.g. "Moran-bong", No.3825, No.3250, No.5335 and so on.

Geographical id's noted so far are:

Moran-bong, Shingo-san, Cheongcheon-gang, Tuman-gang

"Bong" means hill or mountain, "san" means mountain, and "gang" means river. Mt. Moran-bong is located in Pyongyang; Mt. Shingo-san (unknown); Cheongcheon-gang is a Korean river; as is Tuman-gang.

Schedules

Day	UTC	Frequency
1	1400	6215
	1600	5715 or 4900
2	1400	6215
3	1600	5715 or 4900
4	1400	6215
	1600	5550 or 4500
5	1500	6215
	1600	5550 or 4500
6	1200	6215
	1600	5715
	1700	4600
7	1600	5450 or 6330
8	1600	5450 or 6330
9	1330	6215
	1400	5715
	1530	6215
	1600	5450
10	1430	5550
	1400	5715
	1500	6215
	1530	6215
	2114	4940
11	1400	6215
	1430	5550
	1500	6215
	1530	5715
12	1400	6215
	1530	5715
13	nill
14	1500	4500 or 5550
	1600	4500 or 5550 or 5715
	1630	5715
15	1400	5715
	1500	4500 or 5550
	1600	4500 or 5550 or 5715
	1630	5715
16	1400	5715
17	1400	5715
	1500	6215
	1600	5715 or 4900
18	1400	6215
19	1400	6215
	1500	6215
	1600	5715 or 4900
20	1430	5550
	1600	5715
21	1430	5550
	1600	5715
22	1600	5450
23	1600	5715
24	1400	5715
25	1400	5715
	1400	5715
	1600	5450
26	1500	6215
	1530	5715
27	1400	6215
	1500	6215
	1530	5715
28	1530	6215
	1600	6330
	1630	5715
29	1400	5715
	1630	5715
30	1400	5715
	1600	5715
31	1600	5715

Infrequently also on 6715 kHz at various times. 0500, 0900, 1100, 1330, 1400, 1500, 1600, 2100, 2200, 2300 UTC noted.

Infrequently also on 5850 kHz at various times. 0300, 0500, 0900, 1000, 1300, 1400, 1500, 2100 UTC noted.

Three note oddity [G04]

Monthly analysis by Hans-Friedrich Dumrese

02.09.99	2005Z	5.320 kHz
	2035Z	5.320 kHz

Message

95458 75212 96660 42158 32014 95458 75458 99258 63212 78549 91548 96545 75458 30212 78545 99874 36212 45200 42199 74548 39256 78952 66545 32125 95455
= 25 groups

Analysis

Frequent groups:	75458	2x
	95548	2x

First two figures :	30212		Last three figures:	32014
	32014			32125
	125			42158
	36212			42199
	39256			45200
	42158			30212
	199			36 2
	45200			63
	63212			75
	66545			39256
	74548			99258
	75212			95455
	458	2x		75458	2x
	78545			95	2x
	549			66545
	952			78
	91548			96
	95455			74548
	458	2x		91
	96545			78549
	660			96660
	99258			99874
	874			78952

History

see earlier N&O's for the pre-1999 period

Summer	2005	2035
Winter	2105	2135

01/99	3415	3315	02/99	3905	3805
03/99	4520	4420	04/99	5310	5210
05/99	5570	5470	06/99	5720	5620
07/99	5680	5580	08/99	5730	5630
09/99	5320	5220

Attention: G04 changes on the first Sunday OR THURSDAY of the month.

Czech station

The Czech weekend station was heard on 11 Sept at 1645 UTC on 2136 kHz. No reports for 1122 kHz.

Atention listeners in and around the Czech Republic, can you please try to figure out the exact schedules? I have a poor recording of the station and would appreciate a better copy. Anyone please?

More on this in Newsletter 19 for both 2136 and 1122 kHz.